saddle
noun
/ˈsæd(ə)l/
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/ˈsædl̩/
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- A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
- The immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
- A low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
- (dentistry) The part of a denture which holds the artificial teeth.
- (geology) An anticline; specifically, a depression located along the axial trend of such a fold.
- (nautical) A block of wood with concave depressions at the top and bottom, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.
- A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.
- A piece of leather stitched across the instep of a shoe, usually having a different colour from the rest of the shoe.
- A small object (traditionally made of ebony) at the bottom of a string instrument such as a cello, viola, or violin below the tailpiece on which the tailgut rests.
- In full saddle marking or saddle patch: a saddle-like marking on an animal, such as one on the back of an adult harp seal or saddleback seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), or any of numerous such markings on a boa constrictor (Boa constrictor).
- Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
- The part of a guitar which supports the strings and, in an acoustic guitar, transfers their vibrations through the bridge to the soundboard.
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satula
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- The lower part of the back of a domestic fowl, especially a male bird, bearing the saddle feathers or saddle hackles.
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alaselkä
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- A cushion used as a seat in a cart or other vehicle.
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istuintyyny,
pehmuste,
satula
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- (engineering) An equipment part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
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kelkka,
luisti,
satula
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- The raised floorboard in a doorway.
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kynnyslauta
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- A small sloped or tapered structure that helps channel surface water to drains.
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luiska
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saddle
verb
/ˈsæd(ə)l/
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/ˈsædl̩/
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- (obsolete) To put something on to (another thing) like a saddle on an animal.
- To put (something) on to another thing like a saddle on an animal.
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kiinnittää,
laittaa,
satuloida,
sälyttää
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- (often, passive) Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.
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kuormittaa
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- (woodworking) To cut a saddle-shaped notch in (a log or other piece of wood) so it can fit together with other such logs or pieces; also, to fit (logs or other pieces of wood) together with this method.
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loveta
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- Of a person: to get into a saddle.
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nousta satulaan
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- To enter (a trained horse) into a race.
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osallistua
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- Chiefly followed by on or upon: to place (a burden or responsibility) or thrust (a problem) on someone.
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sälyttää
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